MBA Chart of the Week shows net migration by metropolitan status from spring 2015 to spring 2021. The most recent 2020-2021 data allows us to examine moves during the first year of the pandemic, and to see if, as widely reported, there was accelerated movement out of cities to the suburbs (or even further afield) compared to the five years prior to COVID-19.
Tag: Net Migration
Record Share of Homebuyers Relocating
Redfin, Seattle, reported a record 32.3% of Redfin.com users nationwide looked to move to a different metro area in the first quarter, up from 31.5% a year earlier and up significantly from 26% in 2019, before the pandemic.
MBA Chart of the Week Apr. 15, 2022: Net Migration by Metropolitan Status
MBA Chart of the Week shows net migration by metropolitan status from spring 2015 to spring 2021. The most recent 2020-2021 data allows us to examine moves during the first year of the pandemic, and to see if, as widely reported, there was accelerated movement out of cities to the suburbs (or even further afield) compared to the five years prior to COVID-19.